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Home ยป Recipe Roundups ยป Unique Homemade French Fry Recipes

Unique Homemade French Fry Recipes

Jul 13, 2020 ยท by Valentina ยท 16 Comments

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Unique Homemade French Fry Recipes for National French Fry Day or any day. From traditional and purple potatoes, to daikon root and creamy avocados, there is definitely something here for everyone!

Crispy Oven-Roasted French Fries in a colorful small bowls.

Let's be honest, we can and should celebrate French fries every day

Did you know there's a food holiday every single day of the year?  It's true, and kinda silly, if you ask me -- but who am I not to celebrate food!? I mean, c'mon.

National French Fry Day

There's everything from National Root Beer Float Day (August 6th) and National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (April 2nd), to National Stuffed Mushroom Day (no joke! February 4th) and National Coffee Ice Cream Day (September 6th).

Want to check out what the country is celebrating on your birthday, or hey, even tomorrow?  Here's an index of all of the food holidays -- including those for the weeks and months, as well as some celebrated around the world.

I'm calling the list of French Fry recipes I'm sharing unique because a couple of them are fries made without potatoes, and some have interesting flavors (crusts) added to them.

What to Serve with French Fries

French fries add well to practically any meal, though I especially love them with burgers and meats. Here are a few favorites:

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    Quinoa Burgers
  • Close up of a Grilled Mediterranean Burger in a bun with all the fixins.
    Mediterranean Burgers with Olives and Feta
  • Smoky, Sweet and Spicy Pork Ribs piled on a dark magenta platter on a wood table.
    Oven Baked Pork Ribs with Dry Rub (Sweet & Spicy)
  • Grilled Jalapeno Turkey burger in a bun with tomato and red onion, on a white piece of crumpled parchment paper with half of a jalapeno.
    Jalapeรฑo Turkey Burgers with Pepper Jack

The Best Homemade French Fries

Chile-Lemon Roasted Purple Sweet Potato Fries

Chile-Lemon Roasted Purple Sweet Potato on crinkled parchment paper.

Curry French Fries with Coconut-Lime Dipping Sauce

small red bowl with yogurt dip surrounded by curry fries and two in the dip

Spicy Roasted Daikon French Fries

pile of daikon fries on parchment

Smoky Chipotle Parmesan French Fries

pile of Smoky Chipotle French Fries on Parchment

Avocado Fries With Agave-Chipotle Yogurt Dip

Stack of a few Spiced Avocado Fries

How to Make Perfect Crispy Oven Roasted French Fries

Crispy Oven-Roasted French Fries in a colorful small bowls.

I hope you love all of these incredibly delicious French Fry recipes as much as I do!

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Sippitysup

    July 14, 2015 at 6:17 am

    French Fry Day? Well that's my new favorite holiday. GREG

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 16, 2015 at 10:10 pm

      French Fry party next year! ๐Ÿ˜‰ xo

      Reply
  2. Coco in the Kitchen

    July 14, 2015 at 9:49 am

    I want it ALL!

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 16, 2015 at 10:10 pm

      You got it, Colette. ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  3. Christopher Box

    July 15, 2015 at 7:21 am

    Avacado fries? Heck yeah! Thanks for the french fry love. : )

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 16, 2015 at 10:10 pm

      Thank YOU!

      Reply
  4. David

    July 16, 2015 at 5:57 am

    I am with Greg. I wonder if there is a national hot cocoa day?

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 16, 2015 at 10:09 pm

      One can only hope! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  5. Deb|EastofEdenCooking

    July 19, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    Oh my goodness! What a scrumptious post! I'll take a helping of each please!

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 21, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      Thank you, Deb. We could go through them - one recipe at a time. Delicious. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Abbe@This is How I Cook

    July 13, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    French fry day? Count me in! I actually went to 5 Guys over the weekend and there fryer was broke. How DOES that happen? Must make my own now and it looks like you have some great choices!

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 15, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      Thanks so much! Bummer about the broken fryer, but as you said, all the more reason to make your own. ๐Ÿ™‚ ~Valentina

      Reply
  7. John / Kitchen Riffs

    July 15, 2020 at 8:02 am

    It should be French Fry Day every singe day. Love 'em. Rarely eat them because, well, I can't resist them. Great roundup of recipes. My favorite food day -- because it's so weird -- is December 30th. National Bicarbonate of Soda Day. Woo-hoo! One of these days I'll do a post in honor of it. I actually have a really fun idea to "celebrate" it. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 15, 2020 at 7:16 pm

      Ha! John, I love that! I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Your cocktails are always beautiful so I know it'll be fabulous. Happy you like the fries. Stay well. ๐Ÿ™‚ ~Valentina

      Reply
  8. David Scott Allen

    July 17, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    Sorry I confused the baked kohlrabi with your fries on Facebook! But, boy, do they rock!

    Reply
    • valentina

      July 18, 2020 at 4:58 pm

      Thank you so much, David! ๐Ÿ˜€ ~Valentina

      Reply

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